Pennsylvania Route 309

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Cheltenham
Major intersections
North end PA 29 in Monroe Township
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountiesPhiladelphia, Montgomery, Bucks, Lehigh, Schuylkill, Carbon, Luzerne, Wyoming
Highway system
← PA 308→ PA 310
← US 22→ PA 23

Pennsylvania Route 309 (PA 309) is a

Cheltenham Township north to an intersection with PA 29 in Bowman Creek, a village in Monroe Township in Wyoming County. The highway connects Philadelphia and its northern suburbs to Allentown and the Lehigh Valley, and Hazleton and Wilkes-Barre in Wyoming Valley
.

PA 309 heads north from Philadelphia and becomes a

freeway called Fort Washington Expressway through suburban areas in Montgomery County, passing through Fort Washington, before becoming a surface road called Bethlehem Pike and running through Montgomeryville. In Bucks County, the route has a freeway section bypassing Sellersville before passing through Quakertown as a surface road. PA 309 then enters the Lehigh Valley, where it joins Interstate 78 (I-78) on a freeway bypassing Allentown to the south before splitting to the north and running through rural areas as a surface road. The route continues north into the Coal Region, passing through Tamaqua before it reaches Hazleton. PA 309 heads into Wyoming Valley and passes through the Wilkes-Barre area on a freeway alignment along I-81 and the North Cross Valley Expressway before turning into a surface road again, where it runs through Dallas
before reaching its northern terminus.

The surface road sections of the route between Philadelphia and the Lehigh Valley follow a

City Line Avenue
in Philadelphia.

In the 1940s, US 309 was realigned between

US 611 (Broad Street) and Stenton Avenue in Philadelphia and was also realigned to bypass Allentown. US 309 was shifted to follow present-day PA 309 between Allentown and Pleasant Corners in 1962, with PA 100
extended north along the former alignment between Fogelsville and Pleasant Corners. In 1963, the northern terminus of US 309 was cut back to US 6 in Tunkhannock. US 309 was decommissioned in 1968 and replaced with PA 309. In the 1980s, the termini of PA 309 were moved to their present locations. PA 309 was realigned to follow I-81 and North Cross Valley Expressway through the Wilkes-Barre area in 1991.

Route description

Philadelphia and Montgomery counties

PA 309 southbound along Cheltenham Avenue on the border of Philadelphia and Cheltenham Township

PA 309 begins at an interchange between

divided Cheltenham Avenue along the border between Philadelphia and Cheltenham Township. A short distance past the PA 611 interchange, the road comes to an intersection with the northern terminus of Broad Street. PA 309 continues northwest as a four-lane undivided road through urban residential and business areas, passing to the north of Northwood Cemetery. The road crosses Washington Lane and heads to the south of Greenleaf at Cheltenham shopping center before it comes to an intersection with Ogontz Avenue north of the West Oak Lane section of Philadelphia, with SEPTA's Cheltenham-Ogontz Bus Loop located on the northwest corner of the intersection.[3][4][5] At this point, PA 309 turns north-northwest onto four-lane divided Ogontz Avenue and fully enters Cheltenham Township in Montgomery County, passing businesses as it heads to the west of the shopping center. The route intersects Limekiln Pike and assumes that name, running near suburban residential areas in Cedarbrook.[3][5]

PA 309 becomes a four-lane

I-276) and Pennsylvania Avenue in Fort Washington. From here, the freeway runs near business parks before heading north-northwest through wooded residential areas to a partial interchange with Highland Avenue consisting of a northbound exit and southbound entrance. The route heads north through more suburban development to the east of Ambler, passing west of Upper Dublin High School, and reaches a northbound exit and southbound entrance at Susquehanna Road. PA 309 curves northwest and comes to a southbound exit and northbound entrance at Butler Pike a short distance later. The freeway runs through woodland and residential development, crossing into Lower Gwynedd Township and turning north to reach a diamond interchange serving Norristown Road to the east of Spring House. The route runs near business parks and curves northwest, heading near residential development before it comes to the north end of the Fort Washington Expressway and merges onto Bethlehem Pike, with a southbound exit and northbound entrance for Bethlehem Pike.[3][5]

PA 309 northbound concurrent with US 202 Bus. in Montgomeryville

PA 309 continues north on Bethlehem Pike, a four-lane divided highway with a

center left-turn lane past the North Wales Road intersection. PA 309/US 202 Bus. turns into a four-lane divided highway again and continues into Montgomeryville.[3][5] Here, the roadway comes to the Five Points intersection, where PA 463 crosses PA 309/US 202 Bus. and US 202 Bus. splits from PA 309 by heading northeast onto Doylestown Road.[3][5][6]

Past this intersection, the route transitions into a five-lane road with a center left-turn lane and runs north past more businesses with some wooded residential development, bending northwest. The road enters

Hilltown Township, Bucks County, to the northeast and heads northwest through commercial development and some fields as a five-lane road with a center left-turn lane. In Unionville, the route intersects Unionville Pike, which heads southwest toward Hatfield.[3][5][7]

Bucks County

PA 309 leaves the North Penn Valley region and becomes a four-lane freeway called the Sellersville Bypass, coming to a partial interchange with Bethlehem Pike that has a northbound exit and a southbound exit and entrance. At this point, the route curves north-northwest to fully enter Hilltown Township in Bucks County. The freeway runs through wooded areas with nearby residential and commercial development and comes to a diamond interchange with PA 113 northeast of Souderton. PA 309 turns north and runs through woodland and farmland with some nearby development, curving northwest and crossing into West Rockhill Township. The route passes over the Bethlehem Line, a railroad line that is owned by SEPTA and operated by the East Penn Railroad, and reaches a diamond interchange with the northern terminus of PA 152 that provides access to Sellersville to the northeast and Telford to the southwest. Past this interchange, the freeway heads through wooded areas and crosses the East Branch Perkiomen Creek before it passes near farmland and curves north. PA 309 runs through woodland with some farm fields and comes to a diamond interchange at Lawn Avenue, which heads west to provide access to PA 563 west of Perkasie, before passing under PA 563. From here, the route heads near more farms and woods and curves northwest, running through dense forests and bending north. PA 309 comes to a southbound exit and northbound entrance with Bethlehem Pike, at which point the Sellersville Bypass freeway ends.[3][7]

PA 309 northbound in Quakertown

From this point, the route heads north-northwest through Rich Hill and crosses into

Beaver Run and runs past more businesses as a five-lane road containing a center turn lane. The route becomes a divided highway for a short distance to the south of the Trumbauersville Road intersection before turning into an undivided highway, briefly gaining a median at the Park Avenue intersection before the median transitions into a center left-turn lane. PA 309 turns into a four-lane divided highway and comes to a junction with the western terminus of PA 313 and the northern terminus of PA 663. From this junction, the road becomes North West End Boulevard and runs past shopping centers, becoming the border between Richland Township to the west and Quakertown to the east. PA 309 fully enters Richland Township again and becomes a five-lane road with a center left-turn lane, passing commercial development and woodland. The route briefly turns into a divided highway again as it crosses West Pumping Station Road and heads to the east of a shopping center. PA 309 continues north past wooded areas and businesses as a five-lane road with a center turn lane, passing to the west of Shelly. The road crosses into Springfield Township and becomes Bethlehem Pike, running north-northwest through more forested areas with some commercial development.[3][7]

Lehigh County

PA 309 northbound at the interchange with I-78 and PA 145 in Lanark

PA 309 enters Lehigh County, which is in the Lehigh Valley region, and forms the border between Coopersburg to the west and Upper Saucon Township to the east, heading north and fully entering Coopersburg. The route becomes South 3rd Street and passes commercial establishments before it turns into a four-lane divided highway and passes a mix of homes and businesses. Upon crossing State Street, the road name changes to North 3rd Street, running past more development. PA 309 becomes the border between Upper Saucon Township to the west and Coopersburg to the east and passes a couple shopping centers before fully entering Upper Saucon Township and running between woodland and commercial development to the west and farmland to the east as an unnamed road. The route curves to the northwest and heads through wooded areas, splitting into a one-way pair carrying two lanes in each direction and reaching an intersection with the southern terminus of PA 378 in Center Valley.

Past this intersection, the northbound direction of PA 309 passes homes as Main Street, heading south of Southern Lehigh High School, while the southbound direction runs through wooded areas with nearby residential subdivisions along an unnamed road. Both directions of the route rejoin and continue northwest through residential and commercial development and some woods as an unnamed four-lane divided highway. The road runs through farmland and residential subdivisions before it crosses Saucon Creek and reaches an intersection with jughandles at West Saucon Valley Road/Center Valley Parkway.[3][8]

Past this intersection, PA 309 becomes a four-lane freeway and comes to an interchange with I-78 and the southern terminus of PA 145 in Lanark. At this point, PA 309 heads west concurrent with I-78 westbound on a six-lane freeway, while PA 145 northbound provides access to Allentown. The highway comes to a southbound exit and northbound entrance with Rock Road that provides a connection to PA 145 in Summit Lawn, at which point it crosses into Salisbury Township. Following this, I-78/PA 309 descends forested South Mountain. After crossing the mountain, the freeway heads into Allentown and passes near neighborhoods, coming to a northbound exit ramp serving Emaus Avenue. The highway runs near industrial areas and passes over Norfolk Southern's Reading Line before it comes to a partial cloverleaf interchange at Lehigh Street.

I-78/PA 309 heads south of

Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension, also known as I-476.[3][8]

PA 309 northbound in Lynn Township

Past the US 22 interchange, the freeway ends and PA 309 continues northwest as an unnamed four-lane divided highway with at-grade intersections, passing near commercial development. The road curves to the west-northwest and heads through

C&F Secondary at-grade and narrows to two lanes. The route becomes a two-lane undivided road and runs near businesses, crossing under I-476. PA 309 curves north and heads through a mix of farm fields, woodland, and homes and businesses, passing through Guthsville, where it crosses Jordan Creek, and Orefield. The road bends to the north-northwest and continues into North Whitehall Township, where it passes more residences and a few businesses along with some rural land. The route briefly widens into a four-lane divided highway and runs through more developed areas as a three-lane road with a center left-turn lane, passing to the east of Lehigh Carbon Community College and the Lehigh Career and Technical Institute. PA 309 becomes two lanes again and runs past homes and businesses in Schnecksville, where it curves northwest and comes to an intersection with the southern terminus of PA 873. Here, PA 309 turns to the west and heads northwest near residential developments. The road bends west and winds through a mix of farmland and woodland, heading into Heidelberg Township. The route runs through more rural land with occasional development and reaches Pleasant Corners, where it crosses Jordan Creek and comes to an intersection with the northern terminus of PA 100. PA 309 continues west through agricultural areas with some woods and homes and passes south of Northwestern Lehigh High School as it enters Lynn Township. The road heads to the north of a golf course before it comes to a junction with the northern terminus of PA 143 east of New Tripoli, where it briefly becomes a divided highway. At this point, the route turns to the northwest as an undivided road and passes through farmland with some trees, homes, and businesses, crossing Ontelaunee Creek. The road gains a second northbound lane further to the north. PA 309 curves to the west-southwest and ascends forested Blue Mountain.[3][8]

Schuylkill and Carbon counties

PA 309 northbound past PA 895 in West Penn Township

At the summit of Blue Mountain, PA 309 turns into a two-lane road and enters West Penn Township in Schuylkill County, where the name becomes West Penn Pike and it crosses the Appalachian Trail. The route heads west and descends the mountain as a three-lane road with one northbound lane and two southbound lanes. At the base of Blue Mountain, the road runs northwest through wooded areas with some farm fields. PA 309 narrows to two lanes and crosses Lizard Creek before it comes to an intersection with PA 895 in Snyders. The road continues northwest through forested areas with some fields and residential and commercial development, passing through Leibeyville. The route curves to the west and widens to four lanes before it comes to an intersection with PA 443, at which point that route heads west for a concurrency with PA 309. The two routes pass through wooded areas with some homes and reach South Tamaqua, where PA 443 splits to the southwest.

PA 309 heads northwest near a coal mine before curving north into forested areas and running along the east bank of the Little Schuylkill River, passing between Second Mountain to the west and Mauch Chunk Mountain to the east. The road passes near a few commercial establishments and enters Tamaqua, continuing through forests and running between Sharp Mountain to the west and Pisgah Mountain to the east. The route becomes two-lane Center Street and runs past businesses, crossing the Little Schuylkill River and a Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad line at-grade.[3][9] PA 309 runs past homes and businesses and comes to the Five Points intersection with US 209 in the center of Tamaqua.[3][9][10] Past this intersection, the route splits into a one-way pair along Mauch Chunk Street northbound and North Railroad Street southbound, running to the east of the Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad's Reading Division line and passing east of the former Tamaqua station along the railroad line. The one-way pair carries one lane in each direction. Northbound PA 309 shifts to Pine Street and the route continues to follow the one-way streets past residences and a few businesses. Both directions of PA 309 rejoin along an unnamed three-lane road with a center left-turn lane and crosses the Little Schuylkill River, heading into forested areas to the east of the river and to the west of Nesquehoning Mountain and curving northwest.[3][9]

The route leaves Tamaqua for

trumpet interchange with a ramp providing access to I-81 to the west. Past this interchange, PA 309 heads through forests with some development before passing under a Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad line and entering McAdoo. Here, the route becomes South Kennedy Drive and narrows to a two-lane undivided road, running past homes and a few businesses. The road crosses Blaine Street in the center of McAdoo, where its name changes to North Kennedy Drive, passing more residences. PA 309 leaves McAdoo and heads through a small section of Kline Township.[3][9] The route enters Banks Township in Carbon County and becomes unnamed, heading to the east of a coal mine before running past homes in Audenried.[3][11]

Luzerne and Wyoming counties

PA 309 southbound in Wright Township

PA 309 heads into

Hazleton Municipal Airport and heads past residences and businesses in Milnesville, briefly becoming a four-lane divided highway at the Airport Beltway/Louis Schiavo Drive intersection. The route turns into an undivided road again and runs through wooded areas with some homes, passing to the west of a coal mine and curving northeast.[3][12]

PA 309 enters

Pine Creek as it continues northwest, passing southwest of a section of the Pinchot State Forest.[3][12]

PA 309 as the North Cross Valley Expressway in the Wyoming Valley

PA 309 turns north and crosses into

PA 309 Bus. continues north toward Wilkes-Barre. Within the interchange, the highway crosses back into Hanover Township before entering Wilkes-Barre Township. I-81/PA 309 runs near residential and commercial development, with PA 309 Bus. closely parallel to the northwest. The freeway bends farther from the business route and passes through Georgetown, running through wooded areas and coming to a trumpet interchange which provides access to Highland Park Boulevard, serving multiple shopping centers and the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza, where the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League play. I-81/PA 309 heads through more woodland with some nearby development to the northwest, crossing into Plains Township and curving north.[3][12]

PA 309 splits from I-81 at a partial cloverleaf interchange by heading northwest on the North Cross Valley Expressway, a six-lane freeway, while

Sunbury Line before heading near woods and reaching a diamond interchange serving South River Street to the southwest of Plains. Past here, the freeway passes over a Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad line and the Susquehanna River, at which point it enters Forty Fort and comes to a northbound exit and southbound entrance at Rutter Avenue that provides indirect access to US 11. PA 309 continues into Kingston and runs near residential and commercial development, reaching a southbound exit and northbound entrance at US 11. The route widens to six lanes and runs near more development, passing over a Luzerne and Susquehanna Railway line and entering Luzerne. The freeway reaches a northbound exit and southbound entrance at Union Street, where it narrows to four lanes and crosses into Pringle, heading across Toby Creek. PA 309 continues northwest and passes through Courtdale before it comes to a southbound exit and northbound entrance with Main Street on the border between Courtdale to the west and Luzerne to the east.[3][12]

PA 309 northbound in Monroe Township close to its northern terminus at PA 29

At this interchange, the North Cross Valley Expressway ends and PA 309 becomes four-lane at-grade divided South Memorial Highway, crossing Toby Creek again and heading into the Back Mountain region of Luzerne County. The route runs through Kingston Township before heading across Toby Creek back into Courtdale and curving west. The road crosses the creek back into Kingston Township and heads northwest through forested areas alongside the creek between Larksville Mountain to the west and Bunker Hill to the east. The route runs past residences and businesses in Trucksville, becoming a five-lane road with a center left-turn lane. PA 309 continues north-northwest through wooded areas of development on North Memorial Highway, turning into a divided highway in Shavertown and crossing Center Street. The route becomes a four-lane undivided road and heads into Dallas Township, passing under Overbrook Avenue. The road continues past commercial development as Memorial Highway and gains a center turn lane, heading into Dallas. PA 309 comes to an intersection with the southern terminus of PA 415, which provides access to PA 118, and turns northwest onto Tunkhannock Highway, a three-lane road with a center left-turn lane. The road runs through wooded residential areas and heads back into Dallas Township, curving to the north. The route bends northwest and passes near businesses. PA 309 curves north and narrows to two lanes, passing through wooded areas with some fields and development. The road turns northwest and continues through rural land, heading back to the north near Kunkle and crossing Leonard Creek.[3][12] The route enters Monroe Township in Wyoming County and continues through forests with some fields and homes to the west of Leonard Creek as an unnamed road, bending northwest and passing through Beaumont.

PA 309 runs through more rural areas and comes to its northern terminus at an intersection with PA 29 near Bowman Creek, where the road continues north as part of PA 29 toward Tunkhannock.[3][13]

History

U.S. Route 309 marker

U.S. Route 309

LocationPhiladelphia – Tunkhannock
Length142.25 mi[2] (228.93 km)
Existed1926–1968

The portion of PA 309 between Philadelphia and the Lehigh Valley follows the routing of a Native American path now referred to as the "Minsi Trail" that dates back to the 18th century. This path, named after the Minsi Indians, connected the Blue Mountains to areas to the south.[14] A highway called the King's Road was created between Philadelphia and Bethlehem in the 1760s along the route of the Minsi Trail; the first trip along this road was made by stage wagon in 1763.[15] In 1804, a turnpike called the Bethlehem Turnpike was created to run between Philadelphia and Bethlehem.[16] The turnpike was authorized to collect tolls in 1834, with many of its tollgates erected.[17] The Bethlehem Pike became a free road in 1904 and tolls were removed in 1910.[18]

PA 309 southbound in Springfield Township, Montgomery County

Following the passage of the

PA 19 in Wilkes-Barre. From Philadelphia, the route followed Bethlehem Pike north through Spring House, Montgomeryville, Sellersville, and Quakertown to Center Valley. From here, US 309 continued northwest to Allentown and passed through the city along Jordan Street, 5th Street, Auburn Street, Lehigh Street, 7th Street, Hamilton Street
, 17th Street, Liberty Street, and 19th Street.

North of Allentown, the route continued west along Walbert Avenue before turning north at Walbert and passing through Schnecksville,

PA 62 in 1927.[22]

Pennsylvania Route 22 marker

Pennsylvania Route 22

LocationAllentown – Wilkes-Barre
Existed1927–1928

Pennsylvania Route 130 marker

Pennsylvania Route 130

LocationAllentown – Wilkes-Barre
Existed1928–1930

By 1928, US 309 was shifted to a more direct alignment between Nesquehoning and Hazleton. By this time, the entire length of US 309 was paved while the state highway was under construction between Quakertown and Center Valley and for a distance to the north of Hazleton. In 1928, the present-day alignment of PA 309 between Schnecksville and Hazleton was designated as part of PA 29 while part of

American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) approved extending US 309 north from Wilkes-Barre to South Waverly.[26] In 1930, US 309 was extended north from Wilkes-Barre to NY 17 (Chemung Street) in Waverly, New York. From Wilkes-Barre, the route followed the former alignment of US 11 along River Street and River Road to Pittston. US 309 ran northwest concurrent with US 11 to West Pittston, where it continued northwest along the former alignment of PA 29 parallel to the Susquehanna River to an intersection with US 6 in Osterhout. From here, US 309 ran northwest concurrent with US 6 through Tunkhannock and Wyalusing to Towanda. In Towanda, US 309 split from US 6 and headed north concurrent with US 220 through Athens, Sayre, and South Waverly before US 220/US 309 crossed into New York and ended at NY 17.[25][27] By 1930, PA 29 was under construction from Blue Mountain to south of Tamaqua.[25]

PA 309 northbound near Hatfield

The southern terminus of US 309 was extended from its previous location at

Whitemarsh and Allentown, along the US 209 concurrency between Lehighton and Packerton, for a short distance in Mountain Top, between Ashley and Wilkes-Barre, between Wilkes-Barre and US 11 in Pittston, along the US 6 concurrency between PA 92 and PA 29 in Tunkhannock and a stretch to the northwest of Tunkhannock, and along the US 220 concurrency between Athens and Sayre. By this time, the entire length of PA 29 between Schnecksville and Hazleton was paved, with the route realigned to bypass New Tripoli along the present-day alignment of PA 309 and the stretch across Blue Mountain and between PA 925 in South Tamaqua and US 209 in Tamaqua widened to a multilane road. The section of PA 115 between Wilkes-Barre and PA 92 near Luzerne that would later become part of US 309 was widened to a multilane road while the section of PA 92 between north of Dallas and PA 29 in Bowman Creek was paved.[29]

PA 309 northbound in Montgomery Township

In the 1940s, US 309 was shifted to a new alignment between Ashley and Tunkhannock. From Ashley, US 309 was realigned to head through Wilkes-Barre along newly-built Wilkes-Barre Township Boulevard, Spring Street, and Scott Street to PA 115, where it became concurrent with PA 115 along Kidder Street, Butler Street, Main Street, Courtright Street, and River Street to Pierce Street. From here US 309/PA 115 followed Pierce Street across the Susquehanna River to Kingston, where the two routes followed US 11 along Wyoming Avenue and then Union Street before continuing to Luzerne. Past Luzerne, US 309 split from PA 115 and followed the former alignment of PA 92 to Bowman Creek and the former alignment of PA 29 to US 6 in Tunkhannock. The former alignment of US 309 between Wilkes-Barre and Tunkhannock became an unnumbered road between Wilkes-Barre and Pittston and PA 92 between West Pittston and Tunkhannock.[30][31] In 1948, US 309 was dedicated as the Joseph W. Hunter Highway in honor of the first highway commissioner in Pennsylvania.[2] By 1950, US 309 was widened to a multilane road for a short stretch north of Philadelphia, along its new alignment between Ashley and Wilkes-Barre, between Luzerne and PA 415 in Dallas, and along the US 6 concurrency between PA 87 in Russel Hill and PA 267 in Meshoppen while PA 29 was widened to a multilane road between PA 895 in Snyders and PA 443, between US 209 in Tamaqua and Ginther, and between McAdoo and Audenried.[30]

In the 1950s, US 309 was moved to a different alignment between Allentown and Hazleton. The route followed 7th Street and MacArthur Road before heading west along with US 22 on the

Lehigh Valley Thruway to Fogelsville. From Fogelsville, US 309 turned north and replaced PA 100 between Fogelsville and Pleasant Corners and PA 29 between Pleasant Corners and Hazleton. The former alignment of US 309 between Allentown and Hazleton became an unnumbered road between Allentown and Walbert and a realigned PA 29 between Walbert and Hazleton; PA 29 between Walbert and Hazleton is now PA 309 between Walbert and Schnecksville, PA 873 between Schnecksville and Lehigh Gap, PA 248 between Lehigh Gap and Weissport, US 209 between Weissport and Nesquehoning, and PA 93 between Nesquehoning and Hazleton. The section of PA 29 between Schnecksville and Pleasant Corners became unnumbered following the realignment of PA 29. By 1960, US 309 was widened to a multilane road between Hazleton and Mountain Top, between PA 415 in Dallas and Kunkle, and along the US 6 concurrency between north of Tunkhannock and PA 87 in Russel Hill and was upgraded to a divided highway along the PA 443 concurrency south of Tamaqua, between PA 45 in Hometown and McAdoo, between Audenried and Hazleton, along multiple short stretches between Hazleton and Mountain Top, and between Mountain Top and Ashley, and for a stretch along the US 6 concurrency to the north of PA 87 in Russel Hill.[32]

PA 309 northbound approaching its interchange with PA 113 in Hilltown Township

Planning for the route began in the late 1950s. North of Philadelphia, the Fort Washington Expressway from the PA 73 interchange to US 309 (Bethlehem Pike) north of Spring House was built in 1958;

Girard Avenue Expressway
. In 1969, it was estimated the freeway between Wyncote and US 1 would cost $50 million and be completed by 1975 while the freeway between US 1 and the Girard Avenue Expressway would cost $44 million and be completed by 1985. The southern extension of the Fort Washington Expressway was never built due to rising construction costs and community opposition.

On July 1, 1977, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) halted spending on proposed highway projects, and the Fort Washington Expressway extension was removed from plans by the Philadelphia City Planning Commission. There were also plans to extend the Fort Washington Expressway northwest and connect to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension before the freeway would continue northeast and connect to the southern terminus of the Sellersville Bypass. In 1983, a scaled-down proposal called for the Fort Washington Expressway to be extended north and end at the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension near Lansdale. Interchanges along this proposed extension were to be located at Bethlehem Pike, North Wales Road, PA 63, and PA 463.[38]

A freeway bypass of to the west of Allentown from US 309 in Lanark to US 22 near Walbert was built in 1958.[32][39][40] Upon completion of this bypass, US 309 was rerouted to follow it from Lanark north to US 22, PA 29 was designated onto the bypass north of Cedar Crest Boulevard and continued north as a divided highway to north of Walbert, and US 222 was designated onto the bypass from Hamilton Boulevard to its terminus at US 22.[41] The former alignment of US 309 through Allentown became unnumbered until it was designated as a southern extension of PA 145 in 1991.[41][42] On June 18, 1962, AASHO approved the realignment of US 309 to the modern-day alignment of PA 309 between US 22 near Allentown and Pleasant Corners, following PA 29 between Allentown and the intersection with present-day PA 873 in Schnecksville before heading west between Schnecksville and Pleasant Corners. PA 100 was extended north from Fogelsville to Pleasant Corners along the former alignment of US 309.[43][44] The concurrent PA 29 designation was removed from US 309 between Allentown and Schnecksville in 1966.[44][45] US 222 was also removed from US 309 in the 1960s.[44]

PA 309 northbound past PA 63 in Horsham Township

The north end of US 309 between Tunkhannock and Waverly, New York, had always been shared with other U.S. highways (US 6 and US 220). On June 19, 1963, AASHO approved the removal of the US 309 designation between US 6 in Tunkhannock and the New York border, eliminating the concurrencies with US 6 and US 220. This truncation left the northern terminus of US 309 at US 6 in Tunkhannock.[46] As a result of this, the route was entirely located in Pennsylvania and no longer met the U.S. Highway standards set forth by AASHO, which discourages routes within a single state.[2] On October 14, 1967, AASHO approved the elimination of the US 309 designation.[47] US 309 was decommissioned in February 1968 and was replaced by PA 309. Signs were changed by the end of the month. In 1967, work began on a freeway for US 309 to bypass Sellersville from just north of the border between Montgomery and Bucks counties to just south of Quakertown. This bypass opened in 1969 as part of PA 309.[2] By 1970, PA 309 was upgraded to a divided highway between the north end of the Fort Washington Expressway and US 202 (Dekalb Pike) in Montgomeryville, US 202/PA 463 in Montgomeryville and the south end of the Sellersville Bypass, the north end of the Sellersville Bypass and the south end of the freeway bypass of Allentown in Lanark, and Luzerne and PA 415 in Dallas.[44] By 1980, PA 309 was realigned through the Wilkes-Barre area to follow PA 315 along Blackman Street, Hazle Avenue, Park Avenue, South Street, River Street, Market Street, and US 11; an extended PA 315 was designated onto the former portion of PA 309 along Wilkes-Barre Township Boulevard, Spring Street, and Scott Street while an extended PA 115 was designated onto the former portion of PA 309 along Kidder Street, Butler Street, Main Street, Courtright Street, River Street, and Pierce Street.[48] By 1989, the northern terminus of PA 309 was cut back from US 6 in Tunkhannock to its current location, eliminating the concurrency with PA 29 between Bowman Creek and Tunkhannock.[49] Also by this time, PA 309 was rerouted to follow Cheltenham Avenue to reach its current southern terminus at PA 611 instead of following Ogontz Avenue and Stenton Avenue to PA 611.[50] By 1989, PA 309 was upgraded to a divided highway along the concurrency with US 202 (now US 202 Bus.) in Montgomeryville. In 1989, the PA 309 freeway bypass of Allentown between Lanark and north of US 222 became part of I-78.[49]

On June 21, 1960, plans were announced to construct the North Cross Valley Expressway to link the Back Mountain region to I-81 in Luzerne County. Construction on the highway began in 1964. The North Cross Valley Expressway was built in stages.

Robert P. Casey in attendance for a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Construction of the highway cost $100 million.[51] Upon the completion of the final section of the North Cross Valley Expressway, PA 309 was rerouted to follow I-81 and the North Cross Valley Expressway through the Wilkes-Barre area, while PA 309 Bus. was designated onto the former alignment of PA 309 along Wilkes-Barre Township Boulevard, Spring Street, and Scott Street and replaced PA 115 along Kidder Street between Scott Street and the interchange with the North Cross Valley Expressway.[55]

PA 309 northbound at southern terminus of the Fort Washington Expressway at the PA 152 exit in Cheltenham Township

PennDOT undertook a $375 million project to reconstruct and improve the section of PA 309 running along the Fort Washington Expressway between Cheltenham Avenue and PA 63 in Montgomery County.[56] The project rebuilt the roadway and shoulders, reconstructed bridges, improved ramps at interchanges, and constructed sound walls.[57] The interchanges with PA 152 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-276) and Pennsylvania Avenue were completely reconstructed and reconfigured while a southbound exit and northbound entrance were added at the Norristown Road interchange.[56][58] As part of the reconstruction of the interchange between PA 309 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-276) and Pennsylvania Avenue, Pennsylvania Avenue was extended as a two-way road between Fort Washington and Oreland, with traffic between the two communities no longer having to travel along PA 309 between the two sections of Pennsylvania Avenue.[59] The section of the highway between PA 73 and Highland Avenue was reconstructed between February 2004 and November 2006. The interchange between PA 309 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-276) and Pennsylvania Avenue in Fort Washington was reconstructed between January 2005 and November 2008. The portion of the highway between Cheltenham Avenue and PA 73 was rebuilt between March 2005 and November 2008. The section of PA 309 between Highland Avenue and PA 63 was reconstructed between July 2007 and early 2011.[60] The new ramps at the Norristown Road interchange opened on December 20, 2010.[58]

On November 11, 2019, work began on a project to improve the section of PA 309 along the Sellersville Bypass in Bucks County by rehabilitating pavement and reconstructing structures. Construction on this improvement project is expected to be completed in 2023.[61][62]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmExitDestinationsNotes
Philadelphia–Cheltenham Township line
0.0000.000 PA 611 (Old York Road)Interchange; southern terminus
MontgomeryCheltenham Township2.1433.449South end of freeway section
2.3953.854
 PA 152 north (Easton Road) – Glenside		Southern terminus of PA 152; access to Arcadia University and Mount Airy
Springfield Township4.3276.964Paper Mill Road – SpringfieldAccess to Chestnut Hill College
5.1878.348 PA 73 – Flourtown
toll-by-plate
on Penna Turnpike; access to Fort Washington and Oreland via Pennsylvania Avenue; Oreland signed southbound
7.73812.453Highland AvenueNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
8.69313.990Susquehanna RoadNorthbound exit and southbound entrance; access to Temple University Ambler Campus
9.09014.629Butler Pike – AmblerSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
Lower Gwynedd Township10.16716.362Norristown Road – Spring HouseAccess to Gwynedd Mercy University
11.82919.037Bethlehem PikeSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
11.82919.037North end of freeway section
Lower Gwynedd–Horsham
township line		12.25719.726 PA 63 (Welsh Road)
Montgomery Township14.21122.870 US 202 – Doylestown, NorristownInterchange
14.46023.271

 US 202 Bus. south (Dekalb Pike) – Norristown		South end of US 202 Bus. overlap
15.33724.683 PA 463 (Cowpath Road / Horsham Road) – Lansdale, Hatboro


 US 202 Bus. north (Doylestown Road) – Doylestown		North end of US 202 Bus. overlap
Montgomery–Bucks
county line		Hatfield–Hilltown
township line		19.94332.095South end of freeway section
19.94332.095Bethlehem Pike – SellersvilleNo northbound entrance
BucksHilltown Township21.52134.635 PA 113 – Souderton
West Rockhill Township23.41437.681
 PA 152 south – Telford, Sellersville		Northern terminus of PA 152
25.38240.848 PA 563 – PerkasieAccess via Lawn Avenue
28.33845.606Sellersville, PerkasieSouthbound exit and northbound entrance; access via Bethlehem Pike
28.33845.606North end of freeway section
Penna Turnpike NE Extension – Quakertown, Pennsburg
Western terminus of PA 313; northern terminus of PA 663
LehighUpper Saucon Township37.58360.484
 PA 378 north – Bethlehem		Southern terminus of PA 378
39.98664.351South end of freeway section
40.52865.223
 PA 145 north (South 4th Street)		Northbound exit and southbound entrance; southern terminus of PA 145; access to Center City Allentown
40.95565.911
I-78 east – Bethlehem
South end of I-78 overlap; I-78 exit 60
41.13966.20759
 To PA 145 – Summit Lawn		Southbound exit and northbound entrance; access via Rock Road
Allentown42.52768.44158Emaus Avenue southNorthbound exit
43.00569.21057Lehigh Street
Salisbury Township44.81472.12155
 PA 29 south (Cedar Crest Boulevard)		Northern terminus of southern segment of PA 29
US 222 south / PA 222 north (Hamilton Boulevard)
Signed as exits 54A (south) and 54B (north) northbound; northern terminus of US 222; southern terminus of PA 222; access to Reading and Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
I-78 west – Harrisburg
Northbound exit and southbound entrance; north end of I-78 overlap; I-78 exit 53
South Whitehall Township47.53076.492Tilghman StreetFormer US 22; to I-476
48.27577.691 US 22 (Lehigh Valley Thruway) – Allentown, Bethlehem, HarrisburgBethlehem signed northbound; Allentown signed southbound; to I-78 west and I-476
48.36677.838North end of freeway section
North Whitehall Township54.24487.297
 PA 873 north (Main Street) – Slatington		Southern terminus of PA 873
Heidelberg Township59.03895.012
 PA 100 south – Fogelsville		Northern terminus of PA 100
Lynn Township61.61499.158
 PA 143 south (Decatur Street) – New Tripoli, Lenhartsville		Northern terminus of PA 143
SchuylkillWest Penn Township69.430111.737 PA 895 (Summer Valley Road / Lizard Creek Road) – New Ringgold, Bowmanstown
73.987119.071
 PA 443 east (Penn Drive) – Lehighton, Jim Thorpe		South end of PA 443 overlap
74.975120.661
 PA 443 west (Clamtown Road) – New Ringgold, Orwigsburg		North end of PA 443 overlap
US 209 (Broad Street) – Pottsville, Coaldale, Lansford
Rush Township80.141128.974 PA 54 (Mahanoy Avenue / Lafayette Street) – Mahanoy City, Jim Thorpe
I-81 – Hazleton, Harrisburg
I-81 exit 138
Carbon
 No major junctions
I-81 / PA 93 – Hazleton
Commerce Center
Hazleton90.192145.150 PA 93 (West Broad Street)
91.148146.688
 PA 924 south (West 15th Street)		Northern terminus of PA 924
91.527147.298
Eckley, Freeland
Western terminus of PA 940
I-80 – Bloomsburg, Stroudsburg
I-80 exit 262
Glen Summit, White Haven
Northern terminus of PA 437
Wilkes-Barre Township110.979178.603South end of freeway section
110.979178.603
PA 309 Bus. north – Wilkes-Barre
Southern terminus of PA 309 Bus.
110.979178.603
I-81 south – Nanticoke, Hazleton
I-81 exit 165; south end of I-81 overlap
113.986183.443168Highland Park Boulevard – Wilkes-BarreAccess to Mohegan Sun Arena
I-81 north – Scranton

 PA 115 south – Bear Creek
North end of I-81 overlap; south end of North Cross Valley Expressway; I-81 exit 170; northern terminus of PA 115
PA 309 Bus. south – Dupont, Wilkes-Barre
Southern terminus of PA 315; northern terminus of PA 309 Bus.
117.904189.7482Wilkes-Barre Center CityAccess via North Wilkes-Barre Boulevard
Plains Township118.641190.9343Wilkes-Barre, PlainsAccess via South River Street; access to King's College and Wilkes University
Kingston119.450192.2364
 To US 11 – Kingston, Forty Fort		Northbound exit and southbound entrance; access via Rutter Avenue
119.829192.8465 US 11 – Forty Fort, KingstonSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
Pringle120.484193.9006LuzerneNorthbound exit and southbound entrance; access via Union Street
Luzerne121.295195.2056LuzerneSouthbound exit and northbound entrance; access via Main Street
121.389195.357North end of freeway section
Dallas125.816202.481

 PA 415 north (Memorial Highway) to PA 118		Southern terminus of PA 415
WyomingMonroe Township134.043215.721 PA 29 – TunkhannockNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Special routes

PA 309 Truck

Truck plate.svg

Pennsylvania Route 309 Truck marker

Pennsylvania Route 309 Truck

LocationQuakertown
Length2.5 mi (4.0 km)

Pennsylvania Route 309 Truck (PA 309 Truck) is a

truck route that provides access from PA 212 to PA 309, bypassing Quakertown to the north. The truck route follows East Pumping Station Road, California Road, and West Pumping Station Road.[63]

PA 309 Business

Business plate.svg

Pennsylvania Route 309 Business marker

Pennsylvania Route 309 Business

LocationWilkes-Barre
Length4.649 mi[1] (7.482 km)
Existed1991–present
PA 309 Bus. southbound in Wilkes-Barre Township

Pennsylvania Route 309 Business (PA 309 Bus.) is a 4.6-mile (7.4 km) business route of PA 309 that runs through the Wilkes-Barre area in Luzerne County. PA 309 Bus. begins at an interchange with I-81 and PA 309 in Ashley, heading northeast on four-lane divided Wilkes-Barre Township Boulevard. Within this interchange, the business route crosses into Hanover Township before entering Wilkes-Barre Township. The road runs past businesses and transitions into a three-lane road with a center left-turn lane, with I-81/PA 309 parallel a short distance to the southeast. At the Casey Avenue intersection, the roadway passes northwest of a park and ride lot. PA 309 Bus. runs through woodland and development before it narrows to two lanes and comes to an interchange with East Northampton Street northwest of Georgetown. At this point, the business route forms the border between Wilkes-Barre to the northwest and Wilkes-Barre Township to the southeast, widening into a four-lane divided highway and running past businesses. The road becomes undivided and bends to the north, fully entering Wilkes-Barre and narrowing to two lanes. PA 309 Bus. turns into Spring Street and curves east, becoming lined with homes. The road heads northeast and widens to four lanes, running past commercial development. The business route becomes Scott Street before it turns east onto four-lane divided Kidder Street. The road runs past more businesses and briefly reenters Wilkes-Barre Township before heading back into Wilkes-Barre and passing to the north of the Wyoming Valley Mall. PA 309 Bus. comes to its northern terminus at a partial cloverleaf interchange with the PA 309 freeway, where the road continues northeast as PA 315.[12][64] PA 309 Bus. was designated in 1991 after PA 309 was realigned to run through the Wilkes-Barre area on I-81 and the North Cross Valley Expressway.[51][55] PA 309 Bus. replaced PA 309 along Wilkes-Barre Township Boulevard, Spring Street, and Scott Street and PA 115 along Kidder Street.[50][55]

Major intersections
The entire route is in Luzerne County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
I-81 / PA 309 north – Nanticoke, Hazleton, Scranton

 PA 309 south – Mountain Top
I-81/PA 309 exit 165; southern terminus
1.8893.040Wilkes-Barre, Laurel RunInterchange; access via East Northampton Street
I-81 / PA 115 – Forty Fort, Dallas

 PA 315 north – Dupont
PA 309 exit 1; northern terminus; southern terminus of PA 315
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Former US 309 Truck

Truck plate 1948.svg

U.S. Route 309 Truck marker

U.S. Route 309 Truck

LocationPhiladelphia

U.S. Route 309 Truck (US 309 Truck) was a

US 422 Alt. north of Washington Lane.[37]

Major intersections

The entire route was in

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
.

mikmDestinationsNotes
US 13 Byp.
(Hunting Park Avenue)		Southern terminus

 US 309 south (Allens Lane)


 US 309 north /
US 611 Alt.
north (Mt. Airy Avenue)		Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Former US 309 Bypass

By-pass plate 1948.svg

U.S. Route 309 Bypass marker

U.S. Route 309 Bypass

LocationAllentown

U.S. Route 309 Bypass (US 309 Byp.) was a bypass of a portion of US 309 in the northern section of Allentown The route began at US 22/US 309 (Tilghman Street), heading north of 12th Street briefly before turning northwest onto Roth Avenue.[31] US 309 Byp. ended at US 309 at the intersection of 19th Street and Main Boulevard. US 309 Byp. was designated by 1940.[28] The bypass route was decommissioned in the 1950s.[37]

Major intersections

The entire route was in Allentown, Lehigh County.

mikmDestinationsNotes
US 22 / US 309 (Tilghman Street)Southern terminus
US 309 (19th Street/Main Boulevard)Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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